Assistant, Associate or Professor in Public Health Dentistry

Job Title
Assistant, Associate or Professor in Public Health Dentistry


Requisition Number
FE04507


Working Title

Department Name
7A880:Division of Public Health Dent


Work Location
Hazard, KY


Type of Position
Faculty


Position Time Status
Full-Time


Tenure Track Status
Non-Tenure Track


Required Education

D.M.D./D.D.S. degree



Required Related Experience

Experience in dental practice



Required License/Registration/Certification

Eligible for academic dental license (through the Kentucky Board of Dentistry)



Job Summary

The University of Kentucky College of Dentistry is inviting applications for a full-time faculty position in the non-tenure track for the Division of Public Health, Department of Oral Health Science. Exceptional benefits are provided for this position which can be reviewed at the following link: Insurance and retirement benefits | UK Human Resources (uky.edu). The anticipated start date for this assignment is July 1, 2025.



This position is required to provide a general dentist who will help provide quality dental care to both children and adults in a variety of community outreach and mobile outreach sites (including but not limited to local schools, daycare centers, nursing homes, prisons, etc. as deemed necessary and requested by the department) as well as at the primary site in Hazard and/or at the satellite side in Hindman. Dental care may be provided in traditional brick and mortar dental clinics, on-board mobile dental units, and/or in other non-traditional models such as lap to lap in daycare centers, or bedside in nursing homes. In addition, the individual in this position will be expected to participate in resident education including providing lectures and consultations to medical residents and students as well as direct clinical oversight of dental students and residents. The individual will also develop an area of scholarship that is commensurate with their other responsibilities. As the regional dental program continues to grow and develop, there may be other activities and duties assigned that would fit the University’s pillars of education, research, service, and engagement. This general dentist will be under the supervision of the UK North Folk Valley Community Health Center (NFVCHC) Dental Director.

Qualifications for this position include a DMD or DDS degree from a CODA accredited institution or equivalent credentials. Candidates should be eligible to receive an unrestricted Kentucky license or a Kentucky dental faculty license. Experience in dental education desired but not required.



Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.



Interested applicants must submit an application that includes a letter of interest, curriculum vitae and the names and contact information for three references when prompted in the application.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.



Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
No


Preferred Education/Experience

Experience in dental practice, a minimum of 5 years preferred



Deadline to Apply

Open Until Filled
Yes


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